Lydia A. Mentus

1929 ∼ 2018

Whether you knew her as Lydia or Auntie or Mrs. Mentus, you knew that she had a style that was all her own; always with her hair in place, accessorizing outfits with scarves and belts.

She loved to soak up the sun; on the beach at Salem Willows when she and her beloved Donald lived in Danvers, and later on the beach in Nantucket Sound, when they moved to Cape Cod after Donald’s retirement from Eastman Gelatin in Peabody.
She had a knack for finding a special gift, sending a note or card, or creating floral arrangements for special events. She learned to weave beautiful Nantucket baskets that became lamps, trays and end tables. She had been a member of the Allen Harbor Yacht Club, held season tickets to the Cape Playhouse for over thirty years and friend of the Dennis Harwich Lions Club.

Always a dog lover, she adored her dachshunds, Kurt and Katrina, and later cared fondly for her nieces’ dogs, KC and Kip.

Lydia was predeceased by her husband, Donald, her parents, Nikita and Anastasia Mitulinsky and her sister, Nina Grayton. She is survived by her nieces Deanna (Paula Heinz) Grayton of Danvers MA and Lisa (Chip) Cohan of Tiburon CA, and nephew Philip (Elena) Grayton of Wenham MA, grand nieces (Christine and Vlada Grayton and Katya Grayton-Heinz) and grand nephews (Christopher, Patrick and Sean Cohan and Matthew Grayton) and many cousins and friends.

A service will be held on Friday, February 9th at 1:30 PM at Morris, O’Connor & Blute Funeral Home, 678 Main St. Harwich Center. Burial will follow at Island Pond Cemetery.

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